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Researchers create Alzheimer’s antibodies
Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple process was used to make antibodies that neutralize the harmful protein particles that …
Student innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to better breast cancer screening
Troy, N.Y. — Recent research by doctoral student Sevan Goenezen holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. His complex computational research has led to a fast, inexpensive new method for using…
Student innovation at Rensselaer holds key to safer remote detection of dangerous materials
Troy, N.Y. — Benjamin Clough has developed a novel method for eavesdropping on terahertz information hidden in invisible plasma acoustic bursts. The doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has demonstrated a promising techniq…
A semantic sommelier: Wine application highlights the power of Web 3.0
Troy, N.Y. — In the restaurant of the future, you will always enjoy the perfect meal with that full-bodied 2006 cabernet sauvignon, you will always know your dinner companions’ favorite merlot, and you will be able to check if the sommelier’s cell…
Web experts ask scientists to use the Web to improve understanding, sharing of their data in science
Troy, N.Y. — Peter Fox and James Hendler of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are calling for scientists to take a few tips from the users of the World Wide Web when presenting their data to the public and other scientists in the Feb. 11 issue of S…
UT study finds business school research raises students’ salaries
The value of academic research performed at business schools has been questioned for the past two decades, some even calling it irrelevant to the real business world.
But a study by Russell Crook, assistant professor of management in the College…
‘Liquid pistons’ could drive new advances in camera lenses and drug delivery
Troy, N.Y. — A few unassuming drops of liquid locked in a very precise game of “follow the leader” could one day be found in mobile phone cameras, medical imaging equipment, implantable drug delivery devices, and even implantable eye lenses.
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Water could hold answer to graphene nanoelectronics
Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene, opening the door to new graphene-based transistors and nanoelectronics.
By exposing a …
Extreme darkness: Carbon nanotube forest covers NIST’s ultra-dark detector
NIST will use the new ultra-dark detector, described in a new paper in Nano Letters,* to make precision laser power measurements for advanced technologies such as optical communications, laser-based manufacturing, solar energy conversion, and in…